Well-bucket.



P. T. HUGKABAYj WELL BUCKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.14, 1918.

1, 1 1 1,584, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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T all whom itmcy concern Be itknownithut I, PHILLIP T. HUOKA- BAY, a citilz en of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the. county of Meriwether and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Well- 1 Buckets and I dofhereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and'exact description,

of" the invention, such-as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to. make-and use the same. This invention relates to well buckets and is designedtoconstruct a bail for use in connection with wells which will insure the positive filling of the bucket to'the brim.

Heretoforein the construction of Well buckets the bailhas been, pivotally connected 7 thereto, adjacent to the top of said bucket in sucha manner that said bucket after the same hasbeen partially filled will float upon" the top of thej'water, thus necessitating the e verticalreciprocation of the rope or chain'in order to fill the bucket. This reciprocation makes the well muddy and constantly keeps it in this state." By": the provision of the present invention the bucket positively fills without the necessity of sticks or other similar means which have been used heretofore to retain the bails of well buckets rigidly.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more particularly described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the figure, illustrates in perspective awell bucket constructedin accordance and providedwith the bail forming the subject matter of the present invention.

In; carrying outthe-pres'ent inventionfa well bucket of anysuitable shape, size, etc.,

-. is utilized and is provided at its upper terminal, adjacent to the brim, with a curved bail which isrigidly secured to thewalls of saidbucket and completely surrounds the bucket with respect to its longitudinal dimensions, the terminals of said bail being diametrically disposed for the purpose of I retaining'the equilibrium of the bucket when the same is removed from the well.

j Referring mere particularly to the draw- I the bucket.

trated. A pluralityof metal hoops 11 en- A U-shaped bail l2.of material of tubular, form having its arms 13 flat, is securcd' to said bucket through the medium of the said bail to the bucket, but likewise .rigidlysecuring the. hoops thereto. One of the arms 13 is bent underthe bottom of the bucket and has its terminal 114 bent upwardly and riveted to the lower terminal of the opposite arm 13. When so desired the arms 13 may ings, 10 indicates a well bucket of any suitn able construction, preferably bilged, as illus- Patented Sept. 22, 1914. ap lication filedFebruary 14,1913. swam-748,4 3.

circle and form a rigid structure therewith.

terminate at the second hoop 11 from the.

brim of the bucket 10, eliminating thestructure adjacent to the bottomof said bucket. Either of the structures may be used without departing materially from the spirit 0f the invention. j I

It has been foundby actual experience thatjthepivotally connected bails ,do'not permit buckets to be entirely filled without primarilyreciprocating the rope orsupport in such a manner as to stir thewater and fill ture it has .been customary to" interpose' sticks between the vertex of the bail and the bottom of the bucket in order to retain the bail rigidly, thereby permitting, the bucket to immediately fill. Thepresentinvention the bucket and not swing. back and rest cen-' In order to overcome this featrajlly against the sides thereof, as would be the case if thesaid bail was nected to the said bucket,

Owing to the weight and the distance of the bail from the top. of the bucket, when the pivotally con- ,bucket is let down into a well and strikes the water the bail 12 has a tendency to carry the upper edge of the bucket down into the water to assist in filling the same, and when the well rope is drawn upward the bucket is not liable to be swung upon its bail to spill the water, thus insuring a bucket full at each p rati n of the Well rope 1 Having thus fully deseribed my invention,

; flattened for a portion of its length and secured at the opposite sides of the bucket to i 'said hoops and said bail being tubular and 1 0 extended at some distance from the upper edge of the bucket to serve as an overweight to insure the tilting of the bucket in the well;

to fill the same. p v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. J

PHILLIP T. HU CKABAY.

Witnesses ROY J. WILSON,

E. R. BA aNE'i'rr g Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. V 

